Congress designated the Sawtooth Wilderness in 1972, which now has a total of 217, 099 acres. It's some of the wildest land in the lower 48, boasting 42 peaks over 10,000 feet. Right outside the wilderness area is Ketchum, ID, where Ernest Hemingway blew his brains out. He's buried in the Ketchum town cemetery.Backpacker's Senior Editor, Tracy Ross, wrote an essay called "The Source Of All Things," that recounts her experience going back to the Sawtooths with her father 30 years after he had molested her there as a child. The essay won a National Magazine Award in 2009. It's an intense story, but it's well worth your time to read it.